# Viliam Široký's Second Cabinet

The second government of Viliam Široký lasted from 12 December 1954 to 11 July 1960. Most of the members of the government were members of the Communist Party, but there were also five representatives of other political parties NF, namely: 2 representatives of the People's Party, 2 representatives of the ČSS, and one representative of the SSO.

## Composition of the government

| Wallet | Minister | Party Member | Entering the office | Leaving office |
| Prime Minister | Viliam Široký | KSČ | 12 December 1954 | 11 July 1960 |
| First Deputy | Jaromír Dolanský | KSČ | 12 December 1954 | 11 July 1960 |
| First Deputy | Alexej Čepička | KSČ | 12 December 1954 | 25 April 1956 |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Václav Kopecký | KSČ | 12 December 1954 | 11 July 1960 |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Ludmila Jankovcová | KSČ | 12 December 1954 | 11 July 1960 |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Václav Škoda | KSČ | 12 December 1954 | 16 June 1956 |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Karel Poláček | KSČ | 12 December 1954 | 5 April 1958 |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Rudolf Barák | KSČ | 6 March 1959 | 11 July 1960 |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Otakar Šimůnek | KSČ | 6 March 1959 | 11 July 1960 |
| Minister of the Interior | Rudolf Barák | KSČ | 12 December 1954 | 11 July 1960 |
| Minister of National Defense | Alexei Cepička | KSČ | 12 December 1954 | 25 April 1956 |
| Minister of National Defense | Bohumír Lomský | KSČ | 25 April 1956 | 11 July 1960 |
| Minister of Local Economy | Joseph Kyselý | SSO | 12 December 1954 | 1 April 1958 |
| Minister of Health | Josef Plojhar | ČSL | 12 December 1954 | 11 July 1960 |
| Minister of Construction | Emanuel Schlechta | ČSS | 12 December 1954 | 16 June 1956 |
| Minister of Construction | Aldrich Beran | KSČ | 16 June 1956 | 11 July 1960 |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Václav David | KSČ | 16 June 1956 | 11 July 1960 |
| Minister of Finance | Július Ďuriš | KSČ | 12 December 1954 | 11 July 1960 |
| Minister of Internal Trade | František Krajčir | KSČ | 12 December 1954 | 17 January 1959 |
| Minister of Internal Trade | Ladislav Brabec | KSČ | 17 January 1959 | 11 July 1960 |
| Minister of Forests and Timber Industry | Josef Krosnář | KSČ | 12 December 1954 | 16 June 1956 |
| Minister of Redemption | Božena Machačová-Dostálová | KSČ | 12 December 1954 | 16 June 1956 |
| Minister of Engineering (from 15 October 1955 of heavy industry) | Karel Poláček | KSČ | 12 December 1954 | 15 October 1955 |
| Minister of Engineering (from 15 October 1955 of heavy industry) | Jan Bukal | KSČ | 15 October 1955 | 1 August 1957 |
| Minister of Engineering (from 15 October 1955 of heavy industry) | Josef Reitmajer | KSČ | 1 August 1957 | 11 July 1960 |
| Minister of Culture | Ladislav Štoll | KSČ | 12 December 1954 | 11 July 1960 |
| Minister of the Food Industry (from June 16, 1956 of the Food Industry and Purchase) | Jindřich Uher | KSČ | 12 December 1954 | 11 July 1960 |
| Minister of State Control | Aldrich Beran | KSČ | 12 December 1954 | 15 October 1955 |
| Minister of State Control | Michal Bakula | KSČ | 15 October 1955 | 16 June 1956 |
| Minister of State Control | Josef Krosnář | KSČ | 16 June 1956 | 11 July 1960 |
| Minister of fuel and energy (from 30 May 1955 fuel) | Josef Jonáš | KSČ | 12 December 1954 | 11 July 1960 |
| Minister of Metallurgical Industry and Ore Mines | Josef Reitmajer | KSČ | 12 December 1954 | 1 August 1957 |
| Minister of Metallurgical Industry and Ore Mines | Václav Černý | KSČ | 1 August 1957 | 11 July 1960 |
| Minister of Agriculture (from June 16, 1956 agriculture and forestry) | Marek Smida | KSČ | 12 December 1954 | 15 October 1955 |
| Minister of Agriculture (from June 16, 1956 agriculture and forestry) | Vratislav Krutina | KSČ | 15 October 1955 | 16 June 1956 |
| Minister of Agriculture (from June 16, 1956 agriculture and forestry) | Michal Bakula | KSČ | 16 June 1956 | 6 March 1959 |
| Minister of Agriculture (from June 16, 1956 agriculture and forestry) | Lubomír Štrougal | KSČ | 6 March 1959 | 11 July 1960 |
| Minister of Justice | Jan Bartuška | KSČ | 12 December 1954 | 16 June 1956 |
| Minister of Justice | Václav Škoda | KSČ | 16 June 1956 | 11 July 1960 |
| Minister of Foreign Trade | Richard Dvořák | KSČ | 12 December 1954 | 17 January 1959 |
| Minister of Foreign Trade | František Krajčir | KSČ | 17 January 1959 | 11 July 1960 |
| Minister of Education (from June 16, 1956 education and culture) | František Kahuda | KSČ | 12 December 1954 | 11 July 1960 |
| Minister of Light Industry (from June 16, 1956 Minister of Consumer Industry) | Alois Málek | KSČ | 12 December 1954 | 16 June 1956 |
| Minister of Light Industry (from June 16, 1956 Minister of Consumer Industry) | Božena Machačová-Dostálová | KSČ | 16 June 1956 | 11 July 1960 |
| Minister of Communications | Alois Neuman | ČSS | 12 December 1954 | 11 July 1960 |
| Minister of Manpower | Václav Nosek | KSČ | 12 December 1954 | 22 July 1955 |
| Minister of Manpower | Josef Tesla | KSČ | 15 October 1955 | 31 July 1957 |
| Minister of Transport | Antonín Pospíšil | ČSL | 12 December 1954 | 8 January 1958 |
| Minister of Transport | František Vlasák | KSČ | 8 January 1958 | 11 July 1960 |
| Minister of Chemical Industry | Jozef Púčik | KSČ | 12 December 1954 | 11 July 1960 |
| Minister of Energy (since April 1, 1958 of Energy and Water Management) | František Vlasák | KSČ | 30 May 1955 | 8 January 1958 |
| Minister of Energy (since April 1, 1958 of Energy and Water Management) | Antonín Pospíšil | ČSL | 8 January 1958 | 11 July 1960 |
| Minister of Precision Engineering | Václav Ouzký | KSČ | 15 October 1955 | 15 October 1958 |
| Minister of the Automotive Industry and Agricultural Machinery | Emil Hammered | KSČ | 15 October 1955 | 15 October 1958 |
| Minister of State Assets | Marek Smida | KSČ | 15 October 1955 | 16 June 1956 |
| Minister of General Engineering | Karel Poláček | KSČ | 15 October 1958 | 11 July 1960 |
| Minister without portfolio | Zdeněk Nejedlý | KSČ | 12 December 1954 | 11 July 1960 |
| Minister without portfolio | Július Maurer | KSČ | 12 December 1954 | 16 June 1956 |
| Minister without portfolio | Josef Tesla | KSČ | 31 July 1957 | 6 March 1959 |
| Minister without portfolio | Václav Ouzký | KSČ | 15 October 1958 | 9 February 1959 |
| Minister - Chairman of the State Planning Office | Otakar Šimůnek | KSČ | 12 December 1954 | 11 July 1960 |
| Minister - Chairman of the State Committee for Construction | Aldrich Beran | KSČ | 15 October 1955 | 16 June 1956 |
| Minister - Chairman of the State Committee for Construction | Emanuel Schlechta | ČSS | 16 June 1956 | 17 March 1960 |
| Minister - Chairman of the Government Committee for the Improvement of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management | Joseph Kyselý | SSO | 15 October 1958 | 11 July 1960 |
| Minister - Chairman of the State Committee for Technology Development | Václav Ouzký | KSČ | 9 February 1959 | 11 July 1960 |